Thursday, February 15, 2007

Thoughts from Invervegas... I mean Invercargill :)

Well I have moved, I made the 5hr 15min exodus to the deep south.

The trip down was easy and uneventful :)

I arrived in Invercargill about 1.30pm. Went around to Kate, Ingrid and Hannahs flat for a while before going and setting up my room in my flat.

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My room :D

The flat seems to be good, the flatmates keep to themselves which suits me.

I've been spending my days either relaxing, wandering around or at the girls flat.

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Kate and Ingrid

It has been good to have friends down here, it has made the transition a LOT easier.

On sunday I went to the baptist church, there was a newcomers lunch. This was actually quite hard and I came away from the service drained and depressed.

That evening I felt very homesick, I SMS'ed a few people back home saying how I was missing them, one of them challenged me about this. They challenged me to put God first and the rest will follow. I took this to heart and drove out towards Bluff. I found a nice rest area near the sea where I spent some time talking to God and 'refocusing'. After this I went into bluff and had a look around.

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Next to this signpost was a plaque that had a scripture that was a challenge for me.

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Invercargill is a nicely setout place with some beautiful parks/walkways very close to where I live. Heres some shots from my wanderings

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I had my 'last' coffee before I start the student life on monday. I went to starbucks and got a Vende Mocha Frappichino. It was divine :D. from now on im not going to be able to afford to have coffee all the time, I have setup a money jar as a 'Coffee Fund' that I put all my spare change into.

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The 'Coffee Fund'

Well thats all for now, it has been good to make the move and I know that God has been working in my life.

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